SWELL MAPS “C21” PROJECT
In December 2021, I organised a performance with ten musicians to perform Swell Maps music for two concerts on consecutive nights at Cafe Oto, a fine venue in Hackney, internationally renowned for it’s live presentations of alternative music. As well as performing a selection of the better-known Maps material, it gave me an opportunity to present material that had never been performed live before, such as “Bronze & Baby Shoes”, “Ghost Train”, “Jelly Babies”, “Wireless”, “Don’t Throw Ashtrays”, and “Collision With a Frogman”.
I got back together with Dave, Lee, Jeff, Lucie, Luke, and Gina, at Rough Trade East in March 2022, to perform at the launch party for my book on Swell Maps. The band are continuing to operate as a collective in concert, the usual line-up consisting of: Dave, Lee, Jeff, Lucie, Chloe Herrington and myself. This line-up recorded a new Swell Maps album called “C21”, with Luke as a guest on a few tracks. This album is scheduled for release by Tiny Global Productions in Spring 2026.
Jowe Head
03-12-2021 Cafe Oto, Dalston, London
04-12-2021 Cafe Oto, Dalston, London
24-03-2022 Rough Trade East, Shoreditch, London
03-09-2022 Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow
04-09-2022 Bannermans, Edinburgh
31-03-2023 Sonic Protest, Theatre L’Echangeur, Bagnolet, Paris
29-04-2023 Cafe Oto, Dalston, London
15-03-2024 Moth Club, Hackney, London
30-08-2024 Palais Popkultur Festival, Kulturbrauerei Palais, Berlin
14-09-2024 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
10-10-2024 No 90 Hackney Wick, Hackney, London
01-11-2024 The White Hotel, Salford
02-11-2024 JT Soar Fest, Old Cold Store, Nottingham
14-12-2024 Merton Arts Space, Wimbledon Library, Wimbledon, London
16-05-2025 The Hare & Hounds, King’s Heath, Birmingham
31-05-2025 The Piper, St. Leonard’s On Sea, Hastings
08-08-2025 Rebellion Festival, Opera House, Winter Gardens, Blackpool
24-10-2025 The Lexington, Angel, London
05-12-2025 Hydrophone, Lorient (supporting Chameleons)
06-12-2025 Elysee Montmartre, Paris (supporting Chameleons)
